Category Archives: Disability Rights

Press Release: Disability Rights Organizations Led By Not Dead Yet …

Press Release: Disability Rights Organizations Led By Not Dead Yet Issue Open Letter Criticizing Respecting Choices Program for Bias Against Feeding Tubes and Breathing Devices. December 20, 2013 Our News & Commentary BlogDiane …

Blogs – Center for Disability Rights | Integration, Independence, Civil …

News. Center for Disability Rights to Assist Any Individual Impacted by Home Care Information Breach and Calls Upon Local Legal Community to Support This Effort. October 20, 2015. Statement of the Center for Disability Rights on Angels in …

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Analysis of the 2016-2017 Executive Budget: Proposals that Impact People with Disabilities. January 25, 2016 … Statement of the Center for Disability Rights on Angels in Your Home Breach of Records. October 19, 2015. View All News …

Battle of Equality for Fare Wages for Employees with Disabilities …

Over the years much ground has been covered with the passage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973), the American's with Disabilities Act (1990), the American's with Disabilities Amendments Act (2008), and several other forms of federal legislation related to the equal rights of those with … The fact there is federal legislation in this nation allowing employers to practice inequality in the work place is extremely unjust

PBS interview about involuntary treatment for mental illness

PBS published an interview about a law in the state of California that promotes involuntary treatment for mental illness. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec12/lauraslaw_12-26.html In this interview, a range of opinions are expressed, and I find it to be more palatable than the New York Times article that I read yesterday.  Even so, I would like to add some comments in […]